Golden Comics Digest #44 [Gold Key]
(July 1975)

Western, 1969 Series
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Price
0.69 USD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-05-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
92401-507
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Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1975 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

Woody Woodpecker Family Fun Fest (Table of Contents)

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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Chilly Willy; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Charlie Chicken; Andy Panda; Buzz Buzzard; Homer Pigeon; Red Cardinal; Carrie; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear
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Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Invitation to Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun Fest! (Table of Contents: 3)

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Red Cardinal; Carrie; Homer Pigeon; Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Chilly Willy; Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Charlie Chicken; Andy Panda; Woody Woodpecker; Splinter; Knothead
Synopsis
Woody has invited a bunch of people to his house.
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Lead the gang through Woody's house without touching a line or a piece of furniture.

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Maze

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At last! Here's the back door!
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Charlie Chicken; Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus; Andy Panda; Splinter; Knothead; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Red Cardinal; Carrie; Homer Pigeon; Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Chilly Willy

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Woody leads the gang onto a hay wagon and a storytelling contest.

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Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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It began one day after Knothead and Splinter came home from school...
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Sam Scupper; Loggerhead Woodpecker; Muk; Uk
Synopsis
Woody becomes a lucky symbol to a tribe of south sea islanders.
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Road Block (Table of Contents: 7)

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Connect the dots

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Chilly Willy! Your turn to hop under the storytelling hat!
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Chilly Willy; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon; Oswald The Rabbit; Carrie; Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Breezy Bear; Floyd; Lloyd
Synopsis
Chilly Willy begins to tell his story.

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Chilly Willy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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One day each week, the zoo is closed to the public! The animals would get stare-crazy if they had no rest from all those gawking humans...
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chilly Willy; Mr. Coyote; Charlotta Chimp
Synopsis
A polar bear at the zoo wants Chilly Willy to spread gossip.
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Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken... are you ready to tell your story?
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Synopsis
Andy and Charlie are ready to tell their story.

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Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

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Charlie and I entered ghost town... a safe enough place to play sheriff and deputy... or so we thought...
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Buckshot; Lash
Synopsis
Andy and Charlie go to a ghost town to pretend to be a sheriff and deputy.
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Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus... start yakking!
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Director; Chief; M.D. Man
Synopsis
Buzz and Wally go to Nomopango to learn the secret of their energy-packed pills.
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Making Straw Pictures (Table of Contents: 13)

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Breezy Bear; Charlie Chicken; Wally Walrus; Andy Panda; Knothead; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker
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Make pictures with straw, paste and paper.
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Who's next on the storytelling line-up, Woody?
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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Breezy Bear; Windy Bear; Oswald The Rabbit
Synopsis
Breezy tries to find his pop as he prepares to tell his story.

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Windy and Breezy / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Well, it all started one morning when I was busy cutting and pasting...
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Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Spencer
Synopsis
Windy and Breezy go after a sea serpent.
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Which Way? (Table of Contents: 16)

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Breezy Bear; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Charlie Chicken; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon; Andy Panda; Oswald The Rabbit; Knothead
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Fill-in puzzle
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Homer, I believe you have a story involving yourself, Carrie, and Red Cardinal!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon; Carrie; Red Cardinal; Woody Woodpecker; Splinter; Knothead; Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd
Synopsis
Homer prepares to tell his story.

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Homer Pigeon / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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It was Red Cardinal's birthday, and I had made the mistake of sending him one of those comic birthday cards...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Red Cardinal; Homer Pigeon; Carrie
Synopsis
It's Red's birthday and he wants to go on the lake with Carrie.
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Humor In The Hay (Table of Contents: 19)

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Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon

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Unflip the letters.

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Oswald Rabbit! Are you ready to unravel a tale next?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Woody Woodpecker; Chilly Willy
Synopsis
Oswald prepares to tell his story.

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Oswald The Rabbit / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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It all started when I became associated with an important painter...
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Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Grandpa Rosey; Black Bascomb
Synopsis
Oswald is the business manager of the artist Grandpa Rosey.

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Well, here we are at Jamboree Lake, and everybody's told their story!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Carrie; Red Cardinal; Homer Pigeon; Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Charlie Chicken; Splinter; Knothead; Floyd; Lloyd; Chilly Willy; Oswald The Rabbit; Andy Panda; Breezy Bear; Windy Bear; Woody Woodpecker
Synopsis
A winner for the best story is chosen and everyone has fun at the lake.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Woody Woodpecker Family Fun Fest
  2. 1. ["On target for fun"]
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Invitation to Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun Fest!
  5. 4. ["Lead the gang through Woody's house without touching a line or a piece of furniture."]
  6. 5. ["At last! Here's the back door!"]
  7. 6. ["It began one day after Knothead and Splinter came home from school..."]
    Woody Woodpecker
  8. 7. Road Block
  9. 8. ["Chilly Willy! Your turn to hop under the storytelling hat!"]
  10. 9. ["One day each week, the zoo is closed to the public! The animals would get stare-crazy if they had no rest from all those gawking humans..."]
    Chilly Willy
  11. 10. ["Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken... are you ready to tell your story?"]
  12. 11. ["Charlie and I entered ghost town... a safe enough place to play sheriff and deputy... or so we thought..."]
    Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken
  13. 12. ["Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus... start yakking!"]
    Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus
  14. 13. Making Straw Pictures
  15. 14. ["Who's next on the storytelling line-up, Woody?"]
  16. 15. ["Well, it all started one morning when I was busy cutting and pasting..."]
    Windy and Breezy
  17. 16. Which Way?
  18. 17. ["Homer, I believe you have a story involving yourself, Carrie, and Red Cardinal!"]
  19. 18. ["It was Red Cardinal's birthday, and I had made the mistake of sending him one of those comic birthday cards..."]
    Homer Pigeon
  20. 19. Humor In The Hay
  21. 20. ["Oswald Rabbit! Are you ready to unravel a tale next?"]
  22. 21. ["It all started when I became associated with an important painter..."]
    Oswald The Rabbit
  23. 22. ["Well, here we are at Jamboree Lake, and everybody's told their story!"]
  24. 23. ["Wanted for merriment every month!!!"]
  25. 24. [It's Magic!]
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  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
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